[ˈʊr.bɪs], [ˈur.bis], [ˈʊr.biːs]
- form-of, genitive, singulargenitive singular of urbs
- accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocativenominative/accusative/vocative plural of urbs
“Quare et oppida quae prius erant circumducta aratro ab orbe et urvo urb⟨e⟩s et ideo coloniae nostrae omnes in litteris antiquis scribuntur urbis, quod item conditae ut Roma, et ideo coloniae et urbes ” — 1938 translation by Roland G. Kent
Therefore towns also which had earlier had the plough drawn around them, were termed urbes 'cities,' from orbis 'circle' and urvum 'curved'; therefore also all our c
- ablative, dative, form-of, pluraldative/ablative plural of urbum
Formsurbīs(canonical)